Wawasee Girls Youth Basketball

09/02/2026

Some footage from today's Rise & Grind Workout! Nice work, ladies! Dream BIG, work BIGGER.

09/02/2026

These kids have heart, guts, drive and a whole lot of joy. The one thing they do NOT have is driver's licenses! SO THANK YOU to all the families who help make these morning workouts happen!!

Today we worked on form shooting, attack moves, ball handling (including a fun little partner drill), getting the ball out in transition with good outlet and diagonal passes, and went live for some 3v3 and 2v2 advantage drills.

We also wrapped with one of my favorite shooting drills, our 20 in 2 mid-range drill. Five spots, sprinting to the next spot after a miss - and try to get TWENTY MAKES in under 2 minutes. At this age (passes are a tad slower, shot speed a bit less) you need to shoot at LEAST 70-75% from the floor to finish. It's designed to be nearly impossible. Most good high school players would struggle to finish.

Last week, we had three kids make 10 or 11 and one came close to 20. THIS WEEK? FOUR kids were at 13 and even14! And we had one kid FINISH the drill (21 makes including 11 straight swishes in the last 35 seconds for some drama) - it's the first kid I've had finish it in several years (at any age). It was really cool to see the makes. WAAAAAY cooler to see them LOUDLY cheering each other on and celebrating their teammates.

We wrapped the day talking about the POWER of doing HARD THINGS. It ain't just hoops. Today's challenge was to take the skills we forged in the gym with some sweat, and transfer it to LIFE. That tough assignment in the classroom? COMPETE. A kid who looks lost or lonely, maybe a new kid in school, maybe someone searching desperately (terrifyingly) for a safe place to sit during lunch...

What if we LIFT those kids up, just like we never let a teammate hit the floor without SPRINTING over to LIFT THEM UP.

It ain't just hoops.

You're gonna LOVE these girls, I promise ya. Simply, W-O-W.

** WE will be back at it again next Wednesday (9/9), and stay tuned for the following week's date. I have a speaking engagement in London, so a little hectic on the mid-week travel, but I will TRY to get us a space for either Monday or Friday!!

08/31/2026

Good news - we are risin' and grindin' again this Wednesday morning. (6:45-745 - WMS Middle - Use door by gym - but don't be late - it'll be re-locked by 6:50a)

Bad news - if you show up, you are in the next promo pic ;)

Let's gooooooo Warriors!!

08/27/2026

Not gonna lie - when we first cooked this up, a bunch of people told me I'd be in an empty gym with my daughter. What middle school kid is getting up at 6:45am to workout??

THESE kids. All I gotta say is - MAAAAAD RESPECT ladies. I love teaching basketball. But, let's be honest, we are teaching and learning something MUCH more valuable.

We worked on shooting and ball handling, catch off a lift and drift, attacking and finishing at the rim and had a few little fun shooting games at the end. But I also got to see a handful of kids build habits of working hard, sacrificing, lifting each other UP (the gym was LOUD with cheers for one another). All at an hour when normal peers are asleep or scrolling on a phone. These girls? Setting goals, forging culture, instilling habits of success and lifelong values.

I couldn't be more impressed with these girls - you're gonna love watching them play and love even MORE having them as members of our amazing community. I'm blessed to have the honor of coaching them!!

Rise & Grind, girls! Let's GOOOOOO Warriors!

08/26/2026

Wawasee Middle School Hoopers - see ya in the gym tomorrow morning, 6:45a 👊

08/25/2026

BEFORE SCHOOL SKILL WORKOUT - MOVED TO THURSDAY MORNING!!!

Turns out, middle school girls aren't keen on an hour workout right before picture day ;) Nice scheduling, Coach Chris...👀🤭

Thursday morning, 6:45 - let's get better!! (Hair-done & makeup optional ;)

08/24/2026

Hey Wawasee Middle School Girls!! If you love to hoop and want to get in some skill work to take your game to the next level, we will be opening up the gym WEDNESDAY before school from 6:45-7:45 AM.

Of course, these are completely OPTIONAL - but I've found some pretty magical things happen in life when we choose the OPTION of setting daring goals and working to achieve them...

We will be focusing this week on a shooting workout and some simple finishing skills at the rim. Join Coach Chris and some awesome young athletes at 6:45 this WEDNESDAY!

Let's gooooooo Warriors!!!

08/21/2026

3rd - 4th - 5th Grade Warriors!! We can't wait to see you at our FREE camp Sept 1-2 at WHS! Sign-up link in comments!

08/17/2026

Calling all Wawasee District 3rd-5th Graders!! We've got a great camp coming up - NO CHARGE - and a great way to learn a little more basketball, make some great friends, and have a ton of fun playing an amazing game!

It is also going to be a great chance for us to gauge some interest and start forming our Club 1 teams for the Fall (if that is a new term to you - don't sweat it! We will have a parent meeting after the Monday of camp with all the relevant info!)

Get signed up at the link! We can't wait to see you on the hardwood soon!!

WHEN: September 1st, and 2nd
WHERE: Wawasee High School Main Gym
TIME: 6:30-8:00pm for all campers.

WHO: All girls in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade for the 2026-2027 school year. WHAT: Let’s gooooo, future Lady Warriors!! 🌟 Join us for an exciting 2-day fundamental basketball camp designed to help you develop the essential skills to shine on the court. At our camp we are going to work hard, but don.....

05/29/2026

Proud of our 8th grade Warriors grabbing armloads if academic awards today! True champions, on and off the court!!

** Kinley and Kaleigh snuck away too soon - but also grabbed some awesome academic honors!!!

Great job girls!!! Cant wait to see the impact you all make at Wawasee High School !!